I am daughter,although my parents have passed, a wife, mother and grandmother, and now another woman battling breast cancer. These are a few thoughts about my life and life in general. Some may be humorous, some serious - just like life. Come join me!

Friday, April 12, 2013

Finally - the dreaded mammogram

It's not like I don't want the mammogram. Believe me, I certainly do. I know what not having one for about ten years can mean. Don't want that again.

When I was all set to make the appointment, I realized that last year (I was on yearly revisits with Dr Poison - finally), I didn't get the referral for the mammogram. I knew that I had an appointment in the near future, so I would get the orders when I went in. It's not like he really needed the results right then. The doctor in charge of the mammogram place will send results. If there is a problem, guess who will be the third to know. Yep, me!

I have been lax about calling for appointments. To be honest, this eye thing has me concentrating on it. I still need to call the new orthos (since my beloved ortho died last year) to have my knees checked, but I digress. Anyway I went today for the dreaded exam,

The tech was really good. Since my reconstruction and reduction, there isn't just a whole lot of breast there anymore. And I am not complaining. The others were such they caused other problems - like backaches. I will swear that I am pinched less now than before. I used to dread going. You have all heard the jokes about the mammogram feeling like someone parked a truck on your breast. That isn't true for me anymore.

It all went well - I don't remember them doing the test on the completely reconstructed one with the insert last year, but they did this year.

So what am I concerned about? You know me, there has to be something. Well - it was when I thought I was all through, she went back to the non-cancer side to take another picture. My immediate thought was "what did she see?"

I will get the results in a couple of days. I really am hoping it is before Wednesday. Thursday is our journey into the wilds to visit the SSB.

New Man in Town

Simone, my sweet old girl

Shadow the wild man

About Me

I was a woman who dreaded the thought of getting older and becoming a grandmother. Now being a grandmother is one of my greatest joys. Time changes us all. Hopefully for the better. Retirement is the greatest thing in the world - I wish I could have done it at 23.